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Grants
Input
Methods
Programs
Scientific Advisory Board
Umbrella organization
GRANTS
Grants are selected by Lifeboat staff with input from our Scientific
Advisory Board.
We welcome
recommendations by SAB members on what would (and wouldn't) be helpful
to be funded for a grant. We also welcome their suggestions on how an
existing grant proposal could be modified.
INPUT
We welcome
input from the general public and they may also sign up for
our program discussion
lists. Most decisions are made by Lifeboat staff with input by our
Scientific Advisory Board.
METHODS
The main method the Lifeboat Foundation uses to support its mandate is
to outline solutions on our website. We also fund small grants of
targeted research. As we grow we will arrange conferences, workshops,
and seminars while funding larger grants plus offering prizes for
targeted research as well. Over time, we will expand
beyond media on our website with
radio interviews,
brochures, videos on YouTube, etc. Our media focus
is expected to continue to be our website due to its cost
effectiveness.
PROGRAMS
At this point our programs are meant to be outlines for programs that
others would
implement. As we grow, we will try to help implement these programs
with grants and prizes.
The programs that we are concentrating on are shown in our
site map as
CURRENT PROGRAMS. The programs we are not concentrating on are shown
as MORE PROGRAMS.
Programs are proposed by SAB members and Lifeboat staff members. Most
of the work to date on programs has been completed by SAB members and
they have been credited as authors or coauthors of these
programs.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY
BOARD
As with most nonprofits, most of the members of our
scientific advisory
board (SAB) don't do much individually. But because of
the large size of our SAB,
in total it is very active. SAB members have written most of our
reports, most of our
programs,
posted most entries on our blog,
donated most of our funds, and provided advice on matters from
web
design to what we should post on
Lifeboat News.
We also have a forum/mailing
list that allows our SAB members to directly communicate with each
other. Our Human Trajectories Board even has its own
forum/mailing
list.
SAB members are mostly selected by Lifeboat staff. They have been
selected by other SAB members as well. We welcome
recommendations by SAB members on who would (and wouldn't) be helpful
to
have on board.
It is not required, or expected, that SAB
members agree with all positions that the Lifeboat
Foundation takes. In fact, we hope they will speak up
when they disagree with us as we want their advice.
UMBRELLA
ORGANIZATION
Lifeboat Foundation is meant to be an umbrella
organization like the
United Way. So as we grow, we would
prefer to fund larger and larger grants as opposed to having many
people
directly working for us.
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